Off days

[dare]

Does a person HAVE to lower their cals or carbs on an off day? Or can one just eat their same diet day after day, regardless of if they are training or not?

[GraceGirl]

Well, you don't HAVE to do anything! Seriously though, I say if you're getting results by not lowering your cals, then don't. I usually eat a little less on my off days simply because I'm just not as hungry. But the idea is to really eat as much as you can with satisfactory results. So again, if you're happy with the progress you're making, by all means EAT!!

[Yvonne]

Here's another question pertaining to that.

What if I work out in the a.m.? Yesterday was my off day and I didn't eat as much and this morning I felt like my work out suffered for it.

If I were to eat less do you think it would be ok to do it the day before my off day?

Make any sense?

[Erik]

Originally posted by dare@Jun 5 2006, 06:35 PM
Does a person HAVE to lower their cals or carbs on an off day? Or can one just eat their same diet day after day, regardless of if they are training or not?
Training days have a PWO meal; off days don't.

[Erik]

Originally posted by Yvonne@Jun 5 2006, 07:21 PM
Here's another question pertaining to that.

What if I work out in the a.m.? Yesterday was my off day and I didn't eat as much and this morning I felt like my work out suffered for it.

If I were to eat less do you think it would be ok to do it the day before my off day?

Make any sense?
No, it doesn't make sense. I'm not quite sure what you're asking.

[Yvonne]

Originally posted by Thunder+Jun 5 2006, 07:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Thunder @ Jun 5 2006, 07:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Yvonne@Jun 5 2006, 07:21 PM
Here&#39;s another question pertaining to that.

What if I work out in the a.m.? Yesterday was my off day and I didn&#39;t eat as much and this morning I felt like my work out suffered for it.

If I were to eat less do you think it would be ok to do it the day before my off day?

Make any sense?
No, it doesn&#39;t make sense. I&#39;m not quite sure what you&#39;re asking. [/b][/quote]
Probably because I&#39;m wrong in my approach anyway.

I normally eat 1700 cal: 40/40/20, which is probably too low anyhow. Yesterday, my off day, I only had 1600 and this mornings workout was difficult.

I&#39;m trying to figure all this out and just when I think I&#39;ve got it.....I have to start all over. :scratch:

(sorry if I jacked the thread)

[Erik]

Why do you follow a 40/40/30 split?

[Yvonne]

Originally posted by Thunder@Jun 5 2006, 08:20 PM
Why do you follow a 40/40/30 split?
You talking to me? I said 40/40/20. ;)

I have the Body Sculpting Bible for Women and that&#39;s what they said to do. I really don&#39;t know what the heck I&#39;m doing anymore and if I wasn&#39;t having so much fun I&#39;d probably have given up by now.

[Erik]

Originally posted by Yvonne@Jun 5 2006, 09:28 PM
You talking to me? I said 40/40/20. ;)

I have the Body Sculpting Bible for Women and that&#39;s what they said to do. I really don&#39;t know what the heck I&#39;m doing anymore and if I wasn&#39;t having so much fun I&#39;d probably have given up by now.
Typo on my part.

Macronutrient percentages like that are meaningless.

[Erik]

Originally posted by Yvonne+Jun 5 2006, 09:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Yvonne @ Jun 5 2006, 09:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Thunder@Jun 5 2006, 07:33 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Yvonne@Jun 5 2006, 07:21 PM
Here&#39;s another question pertaining to that.

What if I work out in the a.m.? Yesterday was my off day and I didn&#39;t eat as much and this morning I felt like my work out suffered for it.

If I were to eat less do you think it would be ok to do it the day before my off day?

Make any sense?
No, it doesn&#39;t make sense. I&#39;m not quite sure what you&#39;re asking.
Probably because I&#39;m wrong in my approach anyway.

I normally eat 1700 cal: 40/40/20, which is probably too low anyhow. Yesterday, my off day, I only had 1600 and this mornings workout was difficult.

I&#39;m trying to figure all this out and just when I think I&#39;ve got it.....I have to start all over. :scratch:

(sorry if I jacked the thread) [/b][/quote]
I&#39;d find it hard to believe that a 100 calorie difference would make that much difference in your workout. :confused:

[jill]

I myself do not lower my calories on off days-your body is recovering-on your rest days. You do not &#39;build&#39; while training.

I guess it would be a different story if one was carb or calorie cycling-then you could adjust accordingly.

[Erik]

Originally posted by jill@Jun 5 2006, 10:25 PM
I myself do not lower my calories on off days-your body is recovering-on your rest days. You do not &#39;build&#39; while training.

I guess it would be a different story if one was carb or calorie cycling-then you could adjust accordingly.
But your expenditure is less on off days ....

[jill]

Originally posted by Thunder+Jun 5 2006, 09:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Thunder @ Jun 5 2006, 09:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jill@Jun 5 2006, 10:25 PM
I myself do not lower my calories on off days-your body is recovering-on your rest days. You do not &#39;build&#39; while training.

I guess it would be a different story if one was carb or calorie cycling-then you could adjust accordingly.
But your expenditure is less on off days .... [/b][/quote]
Most deff true about the calorie expenditure.

BUT-Myself I have not had to change cals on rest days. Now that is MY body, MO ;) What works for one person may not work for another ;) Just my 2 cents

[smuggie]

I keep my calories at submaintenance on two of my off days.

[strongchick]

And if you&#39;re bulking vs cutting?

Or would it not matter?

Right now I&#39;m eating about the same regardless. Slightly less carbs on off days, but more fats.

Maybe I&#39;ll do a cycle plan...maintenance on off days and uber-cal on workout days....